
Race 8 (256)
WATERLOO HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No  | 
                            Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment | 
| 1 | 12 | EXCITING DREAM (P191) | D Whyte | CP | Dropped back to the rear but no closer than 3-wide throughout, switched widest turning in, quickened smartly under hands and heels riding, swept to the lead 50M out, won with something in hand. | 
| 2 | 9 | METALLIC STAR (N309) | Z Purton | H/TT | Settled 2-wide in midfield, picked up well passing 250M, briefly led inside 100M, not finishing pace of winner final stages. | 
| 3 | 5 | DINING WORLD (P384) | O Doleuze | -- | Held up behind midfield along the 3-path, bid wide near 400M, stayed on well for 3rd. | 
| 4 | 1 | ENSEMBLE (P249) | J Moreira | B/TT | Vigorously driven early from wide draw, crossed to the lead 700M, headed 100M, weakened towards the line. | 
| 5 | 3 | SHAHJEE (CM151) | N Callan | B | Handily placed behind leaders, kept on evenly turning in, not pace of first few final 200M. | 
| 6 | 10 | NEW DEERFIELD (N005) | G Mosse | B/TT | Settled 3-wide in mid-division, ran on mildly and was never a serious threat to leaders. | 
| 7 | 2 | TAI SING YEH (CL037) | T Angland | B | Began awkwardly and lost ground, held up near the rear, stayed on only fairly, steadied 50M from home. | 
| 8 | 4 | CHARITY SPIRIT (CM095) | K Teetan | TT | Sent to the lead early but proved difficult to settle, travelled better when obtained cover behind leader, lacked further response when asked, kept on same pace final 300M. | 
| 9 | 7 | NEW GLORY (CK304) | A Suborics | B | Caught wide no cover early stages, strode forward to join leader near 700M, run ended near 150M, weakened towards the finish. | 
| 10 | 6 | FUN TAPESTRY (P443) | B Prebble | H | 3-wide no cover and raced keenly down the back straight, chased the pace home turn, weakened passing 300M. | 
| 11 | 8 | HELLA HEDGE (P355) | K C Leung | -- | Held up midfield along the fence, lacked a rally turning in, soon weakened. | 
| 12 | 11 | REGENCY LUCK (CM291) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Settled at the rear, 5-6Ls off the pace passing 400M, found nothing under pressure. | 
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces | 
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier | 
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll | 
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band | 
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed | 
